This short documentary records the celebration and ritual surrounding a snowshoe competition in Sherbrooke in the late 1950s. The film marked the beginning of a new approach to reality in documentary and prefigures the trademark style of the NFB's newly formed French Unit. Today, "Les raquetteurs" is considered a precursor to the birth of direct cinema.
Maurice Richard
Himself (uncredited)
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Les raquetteurs
February 1, 1958
15m
5.8
Michel Brault
N/A
12
ONF | NFB
CA
